# Incident 19910824047789I: Scwzer G164B, Ephrata, WA, August 24, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WPZG
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3627Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3627Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824047789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING DUE TO VIOLENT VIBRATION. FOUND 17 INCHES OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE MISSING.

## Other reports on N3627Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940727025619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940727025619A), Jul 27, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N3627Q), Live Oak, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on final. Nosed over short of ag strip. Recently reparied fuel unit improper adjusted. Dirty engine.
- [Accident 19880502012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880502012169A), May 2, 1988: Scwzer G164B (N3627Q), Gridley, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failure on low level agricultural operation. Forced landing in a field. Hit a 3 foot levee and flipped over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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